Threshing-machine.



PATENTED JULY 3, 1906.

F. FULLETON. THRESHING MACHINE.

APPLICA/T101? FILED APR.20, 1905.

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THRESHING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED APB. 2o, 1905.

mmf/1m 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented. July 3, 1906.'

Application filed Apri120,1905. Serial No. 256,562.

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED FULLETON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Groton, in the county of Brown and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Threshing-Machines and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in threshing-machines.

The object of the invention is to provide a threshing-machine having motors applied directly to the cylinder-shaft of the machine to drive the same, means being provided whereby power is transmitted from said cylindershaft to operate the separating mechanism of the thresher and to propel the same.

Afurther object is to provide means whereby the separating mechanism and propelling mechanism may be thrown into and out of gear and means whereby the same may be steered.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a s ide view of a threshing-machine, showing the application of the invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view, parts of the same being broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the thresher-cylinder, showing the manner of applying gas-engines directly thereto. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view through a portion of the thresher cylinder, showing the arrangement of the shaft for driving the separator mechanism; and Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the arrangement of the steering mechanism.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the threshing-machine, which may be of any desired make or construction and in which is arranged the usual threshingcylinder 2. The shaft 3 of the cylinder is eX- tended on each side of the same and projects through the adjacent sides of the frame, where the same are connected to the driveshaft of gas or gasolene engines 4, which are suitably mounted on each side of the thresher. The cylinder-shaft may be coupled to the engine-shaft in any suitable manner, said shafts being here shown as provided with annular flanges 5, provided with alined apertures through which are inserted bolts 6, whereby the said shafts are firmly secured together. The engines 4 may be of any suitable type of gasor gasolene engines and are here shown as of a double-cylinder type, by which sufficient power is generated to operate the different parts of the threshing-machine.

On the cylinder-shaft 3 adjacent to one end of the cylinder is arranged a belt-pulley 7, around which passes a belt 8, running to a pulley 9, loosely mounted on a counter-shaft 10, which is suitably journaled in the rear portion of the thresher-frame. On the shaft 10 is mounted a spur gear-pinion 12, on one end of which is formed one member 13 of a clutch device, the opposite member 14 of which is formed on the adjacent end of the hub of the pulley-wheel 9. The pinion 12 and clutch Vmember 13 are adapted to be shifted into engagement with the clutch member of the pulley-wheel 9 by means of a shifting-lever 15. To the spur gear-pinion 12 is connected a train of gears 16, 4which run to and are connected with a spur gear-wheel 17, mounted on the traction-wheel shaft 18 of the machine, whereby when said pinion 12 is shifted to engage the clutch member thereof with the clutch member of the pulley 9 said shaft will be driven and the traction-wheels thereon turned to propel the machine over the ground. On the opposite end of the cylinder-shaft is mounted a drive-pulley 19, said pulley being connected by a belt 2O to a pulley 2'1, loosely mounted upon a counter-shaft 22 j ournaled in the lower forward portion of the machine. The pulley 21 is provided with one member 23 of a clutch device, the opposite member 24 of which is slidably mounted on the shaft 22, and with said sliding member of the clutch is connected a shifting-lever 25, by which said clutch member is thrown into and out of engagement with the clutch member on the pulley-wheel, whereby said shaft is driven and from which motion'is imparted to the various parts of the separator mechanism of the thresher by means of pulleys 267 mounted on said shaft 22 and connected to said parts of the separator mechanism by belts or other suitable connections. (Not shown.)

In order that the machine may be guided when propelled by the traction-wheels there- IOO of, a suitable steering mechanism is provided. Said mechanism consists of a horizontal transversely-disposed shaft 7, which is journaled in bearings on the under side of the machine.

On the shaft 27 is arranged a winding-drum 28, around which passes a chain 29, the opposite ends of which are connected to the opposite ends of the front axle 30, pivotally mounted to the forward end of the machine. On one end of the shaft 27 is 'lixed a wormegear 31, `with which is engaged a Worm 32, arranged on the lower end of the vertically-disposed shaft 33. On the upper end of this shaft 33 is fixedly mounted a hand-wheel 34, by which said A.Shaft may be turned in one direction or the other to impart motion tothe shaft 27, which when turned in one way will turn the yfront axle in one direction and when turned the opposite way will swing the axle in the other direction, thus guiding the machine.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,`

the construction and operation of the invention will'be readily understood without requiring more extended explanation.

Variouschanges in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention` Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is#

The herein described power propelled threshing-machine, having the counter-shaft 1() near its rear end, said shaft heilig provided. at one end, on one side of the machine, with the gear 12 and pulley 9, the gear 17 connected to one orl the rear' wheels of the machine, the train of gears 16 mounted on the same side of the machine and connecting said gears 12 and 17, the cylinder-shaft 3 provided with pulleys 6, 19, near its opposite ends, on opposite sides of the machine, the endless belt 8 connecting the pulleys 6, 9, the counter-shaft 22 under the machine, near itsfront end and provided with the pulley 21, the endless belt 20 connecting the pulleys 19 and 21, the bracket projecting outwardly from the sides of the machine and provided with bearings for the cylinder-shaft, and the engine mounted on said bracket and direetly connected to the ends of the cylinder-shalt.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' FRED FULLETON. W'itnesses ELI W. MCFARLANE, HARRY E. HARTRANFT. 

